Crystal River current., 1887-09-17

they caH2kIu94A wei as look pretty.
Madame Mojsska rs-spsndipg the
month of September ii q Silngs,
The Pueblo Council T.
&faemesper to conduct vaffd,,
Pueblo. -.
In one day Aast week thescity clerkof
Pueblo took in sls,14g IS for saloon IL
eenses. AI,
It is reported that horse thieves are
unusually numerous and active in Routt
county.
A contract for sinking new gas
well at Cheyenne Wells has recently been
awarded.
The citizens of Greeley are prepar-
Ing to give the visiting editors royal
greeting next week.
J. P. Larson, of Magnolia, commit
ted suicide last week His reasons for SO
doing are unknown.
The property valuation of Ell Paso
county this year exceeds that of last by
over million dollars.
About one hundred of the prominent
business men of Trinidad have been visit
ing Denver and Pueblo.
The farmers in the neighborhood of
Kit Carson are preparing to send an exhibit
to the Denver Exposition.
Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, adj
dressed an audience of 5000 persons IN
Denver last Thursday evening.
The remains of the mastodon re-
Cal L.
at the coming Denver Exposition.
The Denver club has been playing
great ball lately. They commenced too
late, however, to reach the front.
A Fort Collins man has raised an
apple this year which is eleven and three
quarters inches in circumference.
Governor Adams has called his gen
erals home; 1t is the only chance the troops
have had to follow them. Aspen Sun.
A band of gypsies have been camped
near Golden, begging and stealing and
making general nuisances of themselves.
About 1000 visitors helped to eat
watermelons at Rocky Ford on the 7tb.
They came from all parts of Kansas and
Colorado.
Ed. Ray killed a huge cinnamon bear
yesterday while on a hunting expedition
eight miles up Junction Creek. The ami
NAL after being dressed weighed $50 pounds.
durango Idea.
The first mile and Il half grading on
the narrow gauge between Silverton and
Red Mountain cost 5000. One hundred
and seventy-five men are at work and a half
mile is graded daily.
David O'Brien, M. D., for some time
past Assistant Chemist in the Ohio State
University at Columbus has been called to
fill the Chair of Chemistry at the Agricu-
tural College at Fort Collins.
H. j. Munroe, until recently con-
ductOr on the d. Il X. G. railroad, fired a
couple of shots at Superintendent Kicker of
the same road a few days ago. The bullets
missed their mark and Mr.. Kicker refused
to prosecute.
Dayton. about thirty-five miles north
Of Lamar, expects to have the Missouri Pa
ctfic running into its depot within six
weeks. 1t is only 105 miles from Pueblo.
and anticipates the building of extensive
machine shops.
The Fort Worth & Denver forces.
both graders and tracklayers, have not been
delayed at all by the late rains, and the
road is steadily marching to the New Mex.
lean line. number of wells which are
being dug along the line will be completed
by October 1.
Mrs. Beach and others interested in
the Colorado Cottage Home" have adopt-
n {
of collections" by means Of which every
one In Colorado will be given an opportun-
ity to add to the sum now on hand for the
building and endowment The details will
soon be made public.
Caleb Hardy, of North Park, has
sold his immense ranches on the Canadian,
together with large number of cattle, to
Monte Owens for the Swift Cattle company
for the sum of $4,000. The Swift Cattle
company In getting control of great zeal
OF wonderfully fine land in North Park
which they are stocking with the best of
cattle.-Fort Collins Express.
On the Green Mountain ranch, south
Golden road, Messrs. c. B. Kountz, of the
COLORADO National Bank, and William
hufn, Esq, Of Denver, are having construct
"a casp-pond covering about seven acres.
IL = triangular In shape and will be TWEEN
ty-two feet deep. 1t will be stocked with
Lou0 two-year-old carp from the ponds Of
y. .. Stewart, who resides ON the Middle
Golden road.
Apseuliar accident occurred Saturday
Dear Apishapa Station on the Denver 4
- onude road. A construction kaln